First Look: Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit

Courtesy EW, here are our first official looks at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey in the two-part feature The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

A third image, featuring Jackson discussing a scene with Freeman, is included after the jump.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is scheduled to hit theaters on December 14, 2012. The Hobbit: There and Back Again will follow on December 13, 2013. Both films will be released in 3D.

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